The European Commission announces the 27 young winners of its 17th EU young translation contest (Juvenes Translatores) for secondary schools. The topic of this year was ‘daring to make a difference’. Over 3 000 enthusiastic participants put their language skills to the test, choosing to translate a text between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. While English has […]
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Spanish group Ralphie Choo, winner of the “Music Moves Europe” Awards
Five promising European bands won the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024 at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen (The Netherlands). Selected from fifteen nominees by an expert jury, Ralphie Choo (Spain), Yunè Pinku (Ireland), Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria), Giift (Denmark) and freekind (Slovenia) topped the 2024 edition, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the awards. Moreover, […]
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Valencia kicks off 2024 as new European Green Capital
The Spanish city of Valencia officially starts, today, as the European Green Capital 2024. To celebrate this achievement, over 400 activities and events are foreseen to reach all sectors of the city, from specialised audiences in sustainability, production, and business, to the residents of Valencia. The purpose is to raise awareness of the triple crisis […]
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna wins the Accessible City 2024 Award
The Spanish city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna has won the 2024 Access City Award for its dedication to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities. The municipality has prioritised the accessibility of persons with disabilities across urban spaces, transportation systems, and social activities. For example, all vehicles and all stations of the city’s tram […]
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2023 EP journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck
A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece. The joint investigation by the Greek investigative outlet Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, the German public broadcaster StrgF/ARD, and the British newspaper The Guardian revealed how […]
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Meet the winners of the second edition of the EU Organic Awards
The Commission has unveiled the eight winners of the second edition of the EU Organic Awards. Much like last year’s edition, this year’s winners are various actors from the European organic sector, who represent excellence along the organic value chain. The EU Organic Awards also mark the celebration of the EU Organic Day launched by […]
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Spanish projects awarded with the European Citizen’s Prize 2023
The European Parliament recognises the work of the initiatives “Changing Minds” for cultural exchange between young people with fewer opportunities from developed countries and young refugees and “Trésdesis”, the 3D printed arms given free of charge to those who cannot afford them. This year’s European Citizens’ Prize, awarded annually by the European Parliament, went to […]
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Spain’s Alcarrás to compete for the LUX European Film Audience Award 2023
The five films competing for the LUX European Film Audience Award 2023 are Alcarràs, Burning Days, Close, The Triangle of Sadness and Will-o’-the-Wisp. The nominated films were announced during the European Film Awards ceremony in Reykjavík. Organised by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinema, the LUX […]
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Language app for refugees wins European Charlemagne Youth Prize 2023
Every year national and European juries select a project from each EU country. 26 national winners were invited to the award ceremony in Aachen on 12 May, where the three EU winners were announced. European winners The first prize of €7,500 went to AILEM from Belgium – the first ever language app tailored for refugees and […]
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